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‘Thump X 2 Stormy Harem Transfer Student’

In the game, a total of 5 heroines appear along with the protagonist, Mark Vises.

Lilith Tistina, the Royal Capital’s Sure Thing Childhood Friend Heroine

Seraphina Serion, the Knight Faculty’s Cold Rose, the Next Sword Saint

Eligio Gremrina, the Gloomy Genius Alchemist

Isabella Kshatri, the Magic Faculty’s Troublemaker

Lastly, Princess Tiara Altareon, the Academy’s Unbreakable Flower

The above characters are the main heroines of the game.

And they are also the heroines who will unconditionally be together with you no matter which ending you see.

As I said before, this game is a harem game made by atrocious harem lovers,

It’s just a difference in whether you can see events based on the raised affection level or not, but no matter what you do, the only thing at the end is a harem ending.

But now, something that could never happen in the original work has occurred.

That is the fact that the protagonist is not involved with any heroine, let alone a harem.

And in such a completely unpredictable situation, I.

Decided to not care.

Well.. That’s understandable.

From the perspective of the scenario, there are no more obstacles left in the game’s content.

Now that it’s become reality, not just a simple game, won’t the heroines and the protagonist figure things out on their own?

Crucially, I’m an extra.

In the original game, I was the nobody among nobodies, my name never mentioned, let alone having any lines.

Just as the protagonist has faithfully carried out his role and will continue to do so.

If I were to unnecessarily intervene in the matters between the heroines and the protagonist, things would get incredibly complicated instead.

Even though I’m usually the type to be nosy, I’m the kind who doesn’t care if it could worsen the situation.

In that sense, having finished vacation and returned to the academy from the mansion, I am currently.

“Pant… Pant..”

From the most basic bodyweight exercises to weight training using various equipment.

I was doing my daily routine exercise in the open gymnasium.

“Whew.. Whew..”

Exercising for the first time after regaining my memories felt new.

In my previous life, due to after-effects from a severe leg injury as a child, walking wasn’t an issue, but strenuous exercise quickly strained me.

I couldn’t even do basic exercises like running, so my body’s muscles decreased day by day.

As I couldn’t move much, I gained even more weight and eventually became round and chubby.

But now, not only am I normal, but I can move my well-trained body, which is better conditioned than most people’s, to my heart’s content.

As I was doing the exercises I had wanted to do so much, something felt moving in my chest.

“.. ? Ropel? You! You’re Ropel Teufel, right!”

It was Lilith Tistina, the original protagonist’s long-time childhood friend.

With her orange hair and golden eyes sparkling, she ran towards me.

Her well-developed chest bouncing was a bonus.

“There are still a few weeks left until the semester starts, but you came back earlier than I thought, Ropel.”

“My hometown is comfortable, but there wasn’t much to do at the mansion, you know? As you know, I’m from the remote countryside.

And you, too, are already here at the academy?”

“Hmm~ well~ my house is quite stuffy and uncomfortable too, you see.

If I hadn’t had something to do, I probably wouldn’t have gone back this vacation either.”

Lilith, who was a heroine in the game, is talking to me, an extra.

At first glance, it might seem peculiar, but it wasn’t strange at all.

Because she was a human golden retriever, kind to everyone, including the protagonist.

Despite being a daughter of a Ducal family, she never looked down on others and approached them in a friendly manner on equal footing.

In other words, she is a person who is kind to everyone regardless of their faculty, age, status, or ability.

Furthermore, compared to other heroines, she had traits such as starting with a certain level of affection or her affection increasing just by meeting her from the start of the game.

She was also the only heroine whose affection level would only increase without feelings like jealousy even when interacting with other heroines.

To what extent? Even if you gritted your teeth and tried to capture other heroines first, her affection level would be filled first.

Although it was her destiny to be captured no matter what she did, since there was only a harem ending from the beginning.

As the game had a fixed ending, the player’s sense of reward was satisfied by whether or not they saw all the heroines’ affection events during gameplay.

Therefore, in this game, assuming that you judge you’ve truly ‘captured’ a heroine only after seeing all of their affection events.

She can be called the heroine with the lowest capture difficulty in the original game, truly in name and reality.

Of course, that doesn’t mean she’s easy to handle or a loose woman in reality.

As she is fundamentally kind to others and easily gains affection, she has received many confessions.

The other heroines are blunt or only kind to their own people, and are also figures too high up, etc.

No one had the courage to easily attempt a confession to them.

This was because she was a friendly heroine who respected others without discrimination and approached them first, making her easy to get close to.

Perhaps because of that, Lilith is probably the heroine among the five who has received the most confessions so far.

But she rejected all of those confessions.

The reason, of course, would be because the protagonist, Mark Vises, was already in her heart.. That’s what I judged, but

Considering her appearance when she was already in her 3rd year yet had made little progress with the protagonist, I think there might be another reason.

Well.. Whatever the reason, there’s no need for me, who is just one of her many friends, to care.

“Even though vacation is over, you’re still the same, aren’t you? Well, I guess it’s natural since you haven’t missed a single day for the past 3 years?”

“This is just a habit now. If I skip even one day, my body feels restless.”

“Haha! You know you’ve said that countless times already, right?”

Lilith Tistina poked my side with her shoulder as she spoke.

Hmm… what should I say, it’s really striking anew, but

The distance… Isn’t it too close?

Before I knew it, when I came to my senses, not only was she leaning her head on my shoulder as I sat on the bench,

She even placed one hand on my knee.

Uh uh uh wait wait.

This is why the kind, friendly childhood friend heroine who is nice to everyone is a problem.

She creates situations that could be misunderstood by others far too easily.

It’s awkward for someone like me to say this, but as one of her numerous friends.

I should sternly tell her later that simple friends should refrain from such actions.

“…Hehe, it’s really nice.. To be able to face you and talk like this again… ”

She smiled and pressed her body closer towards me.

. . .

Before I regained my memories of my previous life,

More precisely, it was when it had been exactly 1 year since I entered the academy.

“Huff… Huff..”

The gymnasium was open, but it was late, close to evening, so there was no one else besides me.

In other words, I was alone, sitting or sprawled on the bench, sweating profusely from the strenuous exercise.

With a trembling hand, I brought the water bottle to my mouth.

“Um… Hello?”

“…! Cough! Cough!”

I choked because of her suddenly appearing from behind.

“! Oh, are you okay? Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.”

“Cough!… Haa… No, I’m fine, it was just me getting startled.

Yes, hello.”

“Yeah. So… Ropel Teufel? Right? You’re a student from the magic faculty, do you know me?”

“How could I possibly not know the daughter of the Duke Tistina family?

Lilith Tistina, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s nothing else, but I wanted to talk to you sometime.”

“Oh really? Then that’s good. What did you want to talk about?”

“Exercise, why do you do it?”

Lilith asked cautiously.

“Exercise? Oh, that! Hmm.. that..? Well… why was it, I wonder?”

“We’re students of the Magic Faculty, right? Physical ability isn’t meaningless, but most people read one more book in the time they’d exercise.

But you, strangely, go to the gymnasium every single day? You’re probably the only student in the Magic Faculty who does that.”

I, who hadn’t yet recalled my past life memories, scratched my head.

“Hmm.. Honestly, I don’t really know either. It just, I felt like I wanted to do it without even realizing it.

Perhaps it’s that the fact I can move my body freely feels strange somehow?

And even though it’s hard, I’m happy that I can sweat so pleasantly like this.

It’s like there was a time when I couldn’t move my own body for several years.”

“Tch. What’s that.. That’s a strange reason.”

“What does it matter? Doing exercise isn’t a bad thing.

Then, switching roles, could I ask you one question?”

“Sure~ Oh, but you can’t ask strange questions?”

“Mark Vises from the Knight Faculty, you like him, don’t you?”

In that moment, her ponytail straightened out like an antenna.

“…..! Wh-wh-wh-wh-what! W-wait what what what what are you talking about!”

Lilith’s face turned bright red.

“Hahaha! Seeing your reaction, I guess I’m right?”

“Th- that is.. Well… Ugh… Is it.. Is it very obvious?”

“Hmm? The point that your expression brightens particularly when you talk to Mark,

The point that even though you’re a Magic Faculty student, you make a point of going to meet a specific student from the Knight Faculty every single day,

Including the point that you grin brightly whenever Mark is mentioned…

Would it be fair to say that it’s visible to the extent that you’re trying to hide it?”

“That means it’s completely obvious! Ugh… I’m ruined…”

Lilith bowed her head deeply and let out a sigh.

Surely Mark hasn’t noticed already?

..No, that clueless guy couldn’t possibly.

..But what if he does know..!?

She was muttering something rapidly.

“Haa.. Yes, it’s true. I.. like Mark…”

“I knew it. So, since when? It hasn’t been long since you enrolled.

You didn’t perhaps meet at the academy and fall in love at first sight, did you?”

“Mark and I have been friends since childhood in our hometown.

Although I was from a Ducal family, I didn’t think status was very important.

As we’ve seen each other’s faces, laughed, and cried together for the past 10 years… At some point, I realized.

‘Ah, I like this guy’.”

“Ho oh..”

“But.. it seems I’m the only one who likes the other person..

For some reason, the distance between us just doesn’t close.

I go to see him every single day, talk to him, and give him gifts…

But it seems like Mark hasn’t even noticed that I like him.”

“Ah, well then the problem is with Mark.

How can he not notice when you do all that?”

“Right?! That guy Mark, I’m telling you he has a lot of problems? Even when he was little, he used to call me ‘noona’ and follow me around even though we’re the same age!

As soon as he grew up and entered the academy, his attitude completely changed. It’s outrageous!”

“Mark Vises from the Knight Faculty had times like that too, huh? This is interesting.

Besides that, is there anything else?”

“Do you think that’s all? That guy Mark, you see, his first love when he was little was one of the maids in our house.

But that person fell for an adventurer and got married, and back then he cried his eyes out all day long…”

Perhaps because a topic she liked came up, that night, she and I sat on the bench and talked for a long time.

Perhaps because she couldn’t usually talk about these things with others, I felt not only a sense of refreshment but even liberation from her appearance on the way back.

Anyway, after my first meeting with her, a new routine was added to my daily life.

It was to sit on the bench after exercising and have light banter with Lilith, who would walk over from the Knight Faculty side.

Even though it was banter, most of it was Lilith’s one-sided stories about Mark or complaints about herself for caring about him.

It was a time when I couldn’t talk much myself and merely sympathized with her one-sided words, but.

Even though I didn’t have memories of my past life, I didn’t particularly dislike the time spent with her back then.